Sash-hanging means.



L. PETERSEN.

SASH HANGING MEANS.

APPLICATION men 02c. 22. 1916.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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LAWRENCE PETERSEN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

BASH-EANGING MEANS.

Specification of Letters latent. a Patented Mar, 12, 1918,

Application filed December 22, 1916. Serial No. 138,319.

To all whom it may concern .1

Be it known that I, Lawnnnon Pnruasnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented a new and useful Sash-Hanging Means, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to means for applying and adjusting the length ofsash cords of the kind applied where one sash is arranged to serve ascounter balancing weight to the other sash of a pair; and the mainobject is to provide a sash cord fastener and adjuster which may readilybe reached at any time for taking up the slack of the cord caused by itswear or by inexact adjustment when the cord is secured to the sash.

In the accompanying drawing,-Figure 1 is an isometric partly sectionalview of a. portion of a window frame and a pair of sash hung therein bycords or wire-ropes secured by my improved device. Fig. 2 is a righthand view of the frame 8 in Fig. 8. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. 2 withthe screws 12 and 20 in place. Fig. 1- is a section on the line aa inFig. 5 of the movable block 13 only. Fig. 5 is a side view of the deviceshowing how it is secured to the corner of a sash, the latter beingshown in vertical section on the line b?) in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is amodification of Fig. 4e.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, 1 designates a windowframe in which a pair of sash 2 and 3 are slidably guided by stops 4, 5and the usual parting strip 6. The arrangement being alike in both sidesor uprights of the window frame, a description of one side will answerfor both sides, and likewise a description of the cord fastener andadjuster in the corner of one sash will explain the similar device in.both corners of each sash.

Inserted in the upper corner of the sash and secured by screws 7 is ametal frame 8 having an upper and a lower horizontal arm, 9 and 10;countersunk into the underside of the arm 10 is the head 11 of a screw12 which is threaded in a nut or square block 13 and has its upper endjournaled in the arm 9 and provided with a notch 14 for a screw driverto engage. Downward through an aperture 15 in the frame extends the endsof the sash cord 16 and is secured in a hole 17 in the block 13 by aset-screw 18, which may be of the common machine screw type shown inFig. 6, and have a clearing 19 for its head in the block, or it may haveits head provided with a socket 20 for a wrench to engage, said socketis shown in Figs. 4 and 5 as being hexagon, but obviously it may be ofother polygon form.

The cord or wire rope 16 thus supporting one sash at each end requires astrong and well secured pulley; to provide this I mount the groovedpulley 21 in a hood 22 having a horizontal flange 23 which is insertedflush with the lower side of the top bar 1 of the window frame by woodscrews 24, and the stop 49 may extend partly underneath it. To furthersecure the hood it is provided with a downward extension 25 having a rib26 which stands on the top end of the parting strip 6 when the extensionproper is fitted into the upright of the frame and secured by screws 27.Said rib 26 has its upper end formed with an incline 28 which braces itto the flange 23.

In mounting the device the hood proper is of course mortised upward intothe top of the frame and its flanges secured thereto andits extension tothe upright as stated. And in the use of the device whenever the sashcord or cable stretches so as to not bring the top rail of the innersash in close and proper position to the bottom rail of the outer sash,it is only necessary to apply a screw driver to the upper end of thescrew 12 and turn the screw until the block 13 is moved downwardsufiiciently to bring the outer sash up to its normal closing position.And if the block 13 should ever reach the lower arm 10 of the metalframe, then the sash should be removed from the window frame and theframe 8 from the sash while the cord is being shortened by moving itdownward in the block 13 and secured again by the set screw 18 or 20.

What I claim is:

1. In a sash hanging device the combination with a sash, of a flexiblemember for supporting the sash. a metal frame inserted and secured ineach upper corner of the sash. a block secured to the end of theflexible member and slidably guided in the metal frame, a verticallydisposed screw threaded in the block and journaled in the frame andprovided at its lower end with a head by which it is retained against upward movement therein; said screw having its upper end exposed throughthe top of the sash and provided with means to be engaged in turning thescrew, so as to move the block holding the flexible member.

2. In a sash hanging device the combination With a sash, of a flexiblemember for supporting the sash, a metal frame inserted and secured ineach upper corner of the "sash, a block secured to the end of theflexible member and slidably guided in the metal frame, a verticallydisposed screw threaded in .the block and jonrnaled in the frame andprovided at its lower end with ahead by vvhlch 1t is retained againstup- Onpies of thisipatent may be obtained for flve cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of P s'tents,

- Ward movement therein; said screw having its upper end exposed throughthe vtop of the sash and provided With means to be 1 engaged in turningthe screw, so as to move the block holding the flexible member, saidblock having a hole for the flexible member and a set screw projectingthrough one side of the hole and pressing against the flexible 20'

